Definitions for dossil

dossil dos·sil

Spelling: [dos-uh l]
IPA: /ˈdɒs əl/

Dossil is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 93 anagrams from letters in dossil (diloss).

Definitions for dossil

noun

  1. a cloth roll for removing excess ink from a plate before printing.

Origin of dossil

1250-1300; Middle English dosil Middle French Medieval Latin duciculus, equivalent to Latin duci- (stem of dux) leader + -culus -cule1

Examples for dossil

The foil is applied by means of a dossil of cotton wool, and when the mordant has become hard, the foil is polished with the same.

When the size has become perfectly hard, the superfluous gold leaf is brushed off with a dossil of cotton wool or fine linen.

Word Value for dossil
Scrable

7

Words with friends

8

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